When Insurance Denies Mental Health Coverage, This Nonprofit Helps Patients and Doctors Appeal

Dr. Mojgan Makki, Board Certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist with Psychiatry Studio in Chicago, was treating an adolescent patient with ADHD. The patient experienced serious side effects from the oral medication, requiring Dr. Makki to pursue the next clinically appropriate plan: a transdermal patch for ADHD treatment.  “Time was of the essence,” says Dr. Makki. […]

Skokie’s Turning Point Launching Drop-In Program for Homeless

A $90,000 Community Development Block Grant from Cook County will allow Turning Point’s Behavioral Health Care Center to begin developing an innovative drop-in program for the homeless. Next comes the exciting work of identifying the full range of social services to be offered. The grant money will be used to rehabilitate a 3,500-square-foot space in Turning […]